100 Questions from Colombia on General Culture

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Charles McCarthy

I leave you questions from Colombia of general culture so that you can test your knowledge about this fascinating nation so full of history, customs and celebrities.

Learn with this test and entertain individually or with friends and family by challenging yourself to know who knows the most about the coffee country. Questions about artists and intellectuals, the different departments and their customs, as well as historical facts will be very present. You are ready?

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Colombia general culture questions to assess your knowledge

What city is this?

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Answer

Medellin.

What is the currency of Colombia? 

Answer

The Colombian peso.

The name "Colombia" refers to the Spanish Hernán Cortés. True or false? 

Answer

False, refers to the Spanish discoverer Christopher Columbus.

This animal lives in the mountains of Colombia and Ecuador. What is your common name?

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Answer

Olinguito.

What is the official language of Colombia? 

Answer

Spanish, and in certain regions indigenous language.

To what pre-Columbian culture are these figures attributed?

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Answer

To the Saint Augustine culture.

What were the three great Native American families that populated Colombia in the fifteenth century?? 

Answer

The Caribs, the Arawaks and the Muiscas .

Who founded Santa Marta, capital of the Magdalena department in Colombia? 

Answer

Rodrigo de Bastidas.

What is the form of government of Colombia?

Answer

Presidential republic.

What is this structure called?

Baiji [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

Answer

National Capitol.

What is the most populous department in Colombia?

Answer

Cundinamarca, with more than 8 million inhabitants.

With what oceans does Colombia border?

Answer

With the Pacific and the Atlantic through the Caribbean Sea.

By which Colombian artist is the work The Mona Lisa at 12 years old?

Answer

By Fernando Botero.

What mountain range crosses the Colombian territory?

Answer

The Andes Mountains.

What is the highest mountain in Colombia?

Answer

The Cristóbal Colón peak, with 5,776 meters.

What is the name of the Bogota airport?

Answer

El Dorado International Airport.

Who is this character?

Luis Angel Arango Library [Public domain]

Answer

Enrique Olaya Herrera, Colombian Liberal President.

What is the national flower of Colombia?

Answer

The orchid.

What is the main sea port of Colombia?

Answer

The Port of Buenaventuralia.

What is this animal called and in what natural regions does it live??

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It is the pink dolphin and lives in the Amazon and Orinoquia regions.

Which Colombian wrote the famous romantic novel Mary?

Answer

Jorge Isaacs.

Who has been the only Colombian writer to be awarded the prizes? Cervantes Y Prince of Asturias

Answer

Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Who commanded the first expedition to what is now Colombia in 1499?

Answer

Alonso de Ojeda.

What is shown in the picture?

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Answer

An overview of Cartagena, one of the main tourist destinations in Colombia.

What is the largest lake in Colombia?

Answer

Lake Tota, located 200 kilometers from Bogotá.

Who founded the city of Santa Fe de Bogotá?

Answer

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

What is the name of this architectural structure located in Cartagena de Indias?

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Answer

Castle San Felipe de Barajas.

What was the first colony in the American continent located in the current territory of Colombia??

Answer

It was Santa Cruz, which did not prosper.

In which municipality is the cataract of the  Tequendama Falls?

Answer

In Soacha.

What is shown in the picture?

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Answer

The stairs of the rock of Guatapé.

What captaincy of the Viceroyalty of Peru ruled over the current Colombian territory?

Answer

The captaincy of New Granada.

What is inside the red rectangle?

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Answer

San Andrés Island.

What is the newspaper with the highest circulation in Colombia?

Answer

Time.

What are the 6 natural regions of Colombia?

Answer

The Amazon, Andean, Caribbean, Insular, Orinoquia and Pacific region.

What is the name of this Colombian actress?

Toglenn [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

Answer

Sofia Vergara.

 Who proposed the name "Colombia" alluding to Christopher Columbus??

Answer

Simón Bolívar, in the letter from Jamaica.

What state did Colombia make up together with Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama (1819-1831)? 

Answer

La Gran Colombia, whose official name was the Republic of Colombia.

Who is this character?

Ricardo Acevedo Bernal [Public domain]

Answer

Francisco de Paula Santander, who was president of the republic of New Granada.

With which country did Colombia make up the Republic of New Granada (1832-1858)? 

Answer

With Panama.

Which is the capital of Colombia?

Answer

Bogota.

What is shown in the picture?

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Answer

The Palace of Justice, seat of the high courts.

How did Colombia come to be called after the Constitution of Rionegro?? 

Answer

United States of Colombia.

What confrontation arises in reaction to the conservative presidency of Manuel Antonio Sanclemente?

Answer

The Thousand Day War.

Which department is marked in red?

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Answer

Goal.

What Colombian city is known for being the world capital of salsa?

Answer

Cali.

What river located in the Serranía de la Macarena has a bed that changes color?

Answer

The river of the five colors, also called the Caño Cristales river.

In which Colombian city is the Lost City??

Answer

In Santa Marta.

To which municipality do the Islas Corales del Rosario belong??

Answer

To Cartagena de Indias.

What is shown in the picture?

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Answer

Bolivar Square in Bogotá.

Where is the statue of Chief Upar?

Answer

In Valledupar.

Which treaty ended the Thousand Day War? 

Answer

The Wisconsin Peace Treaty.

What does the acronym FARC mean? 

Answer

Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces.

What is the residence and workplace of the President of Colombia?

Answer

The Palace of Nariño.

What is the seat of the Colombian congress?

Answer

The National Capitol.

What department is this coat of arms?

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Answer

Antioch.

What war took place during the presidency of Enrique Olaya Herrera?

Answer

The War against Peru, also called the Leticia War.

What is the capital of the department of Atlántico? Barranquilla.

How many political-administrative divisions does Colombia have??

Answer

Thirty three (33).

What is the so-called “most beautiful town in Colombia”, designated a national monument?

Answer

The Barichara people.

Where did President Juan Manuel Santos develop the peace process with the FARC from 2012 to 2016??

Answer

In Havana, Cuba.

Could you say the name of this Colombian municipality?

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Answer

Leticia, a municipality on the border with Brazil, Peru and next to the Amazon.

What is the most popular sport in Colombia? 

Answer

Football.

What does the red color of the Colombian flag represent?

Answer

Represents the blood shed for independence.

What is the name of this Colombian president and writer?

Ministry of the Interior, Bogotá [Public domain]

Answer

Marco Fidel Suarez.

What is the so-called "Latin American capital of graffiti"?

Answer

Bogota.

In which city is the well-known “Feria de las Flores” held annually??

Answer

In Medellin.

What is the typical food in the Antioquia region?

Answer

The Bandeja Paisa.

What is the name of this famous Colombian valley?

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Answer

Cocora Valley.

How many watersheds are there in Colombia? 

Answer

Four 4).

Where is the Magdalena River born in Colombia? 

Answer

In the Colombian massif.

In which department is the Jepirachi wind farm located?

Answer

In the department of La Guajira.

Colombia is the world's leading emerald exporter. True or false?

Answer

True, it owns more than 150 emerald mines.

Who is this renowned Colombian writer?

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Answer

Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

What is the highest coastal mountain range in the world located in Colombia?

Answer

The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

How many colored stripes does the flag of Colombia have??

Answer

Three, one yellow, one blue and one red.

Who is this Colombian president?

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Answer

Juan Manuel Santos.

What is the name of the Colombian dish that consists of milk soup with an undercooked egg? 

Answer

It is called Changua, typical in the Bogotá area.

What is the national bird of Colombia?

Answer

The Condor of the Andes.

What is the name of this mammal that lives in the Colombian Andean forests??

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Answer

Spectacled bear.

What is the largest indigenous group in Colombia?

Answer

The Wayuu ethnic group.

What is the largest university in Colombia?

Answer

The National University of Colombia.

Who is this character?

History Credential Magazine [Public domain]

Answer

Jorge eliecer gaitan.

Which treaty ended the Thousand Day War?

Answer

The Wisconsin Peace Treaty.

In what sport did Colombia win its first world title in 1947??

Answer

In baseball.

Who is this Colombian pop icon?

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Answer

Shakira.

What is the name of the regional newspaper of Medellín?

Answer

The Colombian.

What does the Colombian Radamel Falcao García do??

Answer

He is a footballer, being the top scorer of the Colombian team.

What is this structure called?

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Answer

Las Lajas Sanctuary.

Where is the largest oil refinery in Colombia located?? 

Answer

In the Barrancabermeja district.

What is the longest tunnel in Latin America located in Colombia?

Answer

The Tunnel of the West, located in Antioquia.

What is shown in the picture?

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Answer

The headquarters of the Colombian Stock Exchange.

What is the only city in Colombia that has an urban railroad?

Answer

Medellin.

Who was the first Colombian Olympic medalist?

Answer

Helmut Bellingrodt, in 1972.

What department is this?

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Answer

Santander.

Who led the slave rebellion in Cartagena in 1599?

Answer

Benkos Biohó.

What is the name of the pact between liberals and conservatives that lasted from 1958 to 1974?

Answer

The National Front.

What is the name of this Colombian considered one of the fathers of neuroscience?

Rodolfo Llinas [Public domain]

Answer

Rodolfo Llinás.

What does the acronym AUC stand for?

Answer

United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.

What is the capital of the department of Tolima?

Answer

Ibague.

What is the name of this underground temple located in Colombia?

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Answer

Salt Cathedral.


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